Hey Jordi,
On 26.8.2024 13:55:52, Jordi Boggiano wrote:
One question (sorry if someone already asked, I scanned the thread but
it is getting long..):
Taking this example from the RFC:
function g($p = null) {
f($p ?? default);
}
Could you go one step further and use default by default but still
allow null to be passed in?
function g($p = default) {
f($p);
}
I suppose this would mean $p has to hold this "default" value until a
function call is reached, at which point it would resolve to whatever
the default is. This probably complicates things for very little gain
but I had to ask.
First, it would be some sort of spooky action at a distance, likely add
a new zval type etc.; lots of special handling for a likely minor benefit.
Second, I'd expect that bit of syntax do be useful in inheritance - like
you implement or override a parent class/interface method specifying a
default; then you can just use the default of the parent method.
Bob